Dirigible headlight.



A. lA. BORSSE L G. PIRCA DiHiGlBLE HEADLIGHT.

APPLICATION mw Aue. 8 1918.

DSRIGIBLE HEADUGHT.

APPUCANON FILED AUGH. 191s.

Mau'. MMSE,

2 SHEETS--SHEET 2.

, one of the lainp posts. with 'tra carie.

DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT.

Application tiled August 8, 1918.

T0 all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, ANTON A. and GEORG Pme, both citizens of the United States, and residents of Sheboygan, in the county of Sheboygan and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dirigible Headlights; and We do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

Our invention relates to new and useful improvements in dirigible headlights for automobiles or'other vehicles. Y

It is in. general the object of our invention to simplify and otherwise improve the struc ture, and to increase the operative efliciency of devices of this character', and ity is more particularly our object to provide a dirigiblc headlight mechanism which may be most readily applied to any one of various niakes of cars and which has its parts mutually adjustable to insure their operative. relation under various conditions of attachment.

A further and important. object resides in the provision of a dirigibleI headlightunecln anism which may be carried entirely bv the* body frame of an automobile and whicli may be actuated by frame carried portions of the automobile to thus provide a positive drive connection for the mechanism and eliminate the lost motion and the wearing playbetween parts which is unavoidable when the mechanism is operated from the steering knuckle connecting rod or other axle carried member, by reason of the spring movement between the aXlc and body.

With these and other objects and advantages in view, ywhich will be :uiparent as the description proceeds. our invention re- Sides in the novel features of construction. combination and arrangement of partsI as hereinafter described and defined by the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a sectional view taken transversely through an automobile frame structure having our improved dirigiblelamp mechanism associated therewith. the plane of the section line behind the pivotal axes of the lamps, being indicated by the line l'l of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a plan mechanism.

Fig. 3 is a vertical Boussu view of the frame and sectional view through the actuating mechanism therefor shown in elevation.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.disposed against the outer flat Patented Mar. d, 1919.

seriai No. 248,939.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view through the connecting link of the actuating mechanism on the line l-iof Fig. 3.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, 5 designates each side sill of an automobile chassis, and for pivotally mounting a lamp post thereon, a horizontally cxtending sleeve 6 is secured thereto by suitable fastening means passed through a depending lug 7 on the sleeve, the sleeve rest.- ing on the top of the sill. with its lug 7 face thereof. Adjustably secured in this sleeve by a set` screw.8 passed through the sleeve is an arm 9 Which has its forward -end curved outwardly of the automobile traine and this forward end of the arm carries an upstanding sleeve post l0, whose bore is thus disposed outwardly of the frame. Slidable in the, sleeve post l0 is the shank ll of a yoke. l2 adapted to support' a conventional lamp 13. the upper ends of the yoke engaging in the usual attaching sleeves 14 at the sides ot' the lamp casing. The shank ll extends below thc post, and for holding the vyoke aga-inst iarring movement, a spring l5 surrounds `the shank and bears against a washer 16. on the bottom of the post. the lower end of the spring seating in a cuppl which is` adjustably held on the shank by a nut 1S threaded thereon.

For connecting the pair oi lamps 13 thus' pivotally mounted. a collar lfl is secured on each shank ll immediately below its yoke. the upper portionv of the collar being slightly bifureated to partially embrace the bight of the yoke.y and the collar being further se.- cured against relative n'ioveinent by a set screw 20 lthreaded therein and bearing against the shank. Extending rearwardly 'from each collar is an arm 2l and these arms are connected by a link 22 which has one. end enlarged and bifurcated to pivotally receive one of the arms. while its other end is threaded in one end of an adjusting sleeve 23 which is biiurcated at its other end for pivotally receiving the other arm 2l. lock nut 24 is threaded on the link and bears against the sleeve. and by reason oi' the threaded connection between the lilik and sleeve, an adjustment is atiorded compensating for variation in distance between the side sills 5 of the automobile chassis. and conse- Referring now more particulraly to Figs. 3 and l, 25 designates in dotted outline the steering column of an automobile having the usual worm casing 26 on its lower ends from lwhich projects the rock arm shaft 27 carrying a depending crank arm 28 terminating in" a laterally extendingv ball-head for connection with la link .of the steering mechanism, and we utilize this depending crank arm forl directlyy importing-turning movement ofthe lamp', upon its swinging movementf'in actuation of the Ivehicle steering mechanism. Thus,` a channel-shaped attaching member 29 is provided which is adapted to embrace the crank arm 28 and which has one end laterally turned to scat von the lower end portion thereof, this attaching member being secured on` the arm by a U-bolt 30 embracing the crank arm and passed through'the upper portion of the attaching member, and by screws 31 passed through the channelsides of the attachingmember.` Projecting horizontally from this member lis) a bracket arm 32 Awhich carries a sleeve 33 in which is vertically slidablea bar 34, adjustably held against sliding movenient-by a set screw 35. Secured on the lower projected end of the lamp yoke shank 11 adjacent the steeringshaft is a split collar 36 `carrying an inwardly extending arm 37A to 'which is pivotedthe bifurcated end of a' link 38 which extends rearwardly :toward the' 'crank carried; bar 34 and which 'has itsrear end: thrcadedly y,engaged in one 'v end or'a sleeve 39,'which has its other end bifurcated to receive the upper end of the bar 34 for pivotal connection therewith bly a bolt 35 passed through its urcation.

` lock nut 41 1s threaded on the rear-end of link v38 L between 4 5 l 'attaching member,

`one of various makes of cars, by a persor not necessarily skilled in mechanical work, and without the useof any special tools.

'It is noted that all the parts of our imvproved mechanism are carried by the autol mobile body, and hence relative movement of parts, other than positive operative movements are prevented, with consequent ad.

vantages of simplicity, increased durability, and freedom from the possibility of objectionable looseness of parts due to wear.

What is claimed is:

1. A dirigible headlight mechanism vincluding an attaching member adapted for secure'ment to a chassis side sill, an arm extending froln said attaching member "and having one end curved laterally vwhereby to lie at one .side "of the chassis sill, a tubular post on said end of the arm, a yoke includin a depending shank pivoted in said post and adapted to extend below the chassisV side sill, a laterally extending arm on the lower end portion of the shan connected with. said arm and adapted for securement to a movable chassis carried portion of the steering mechanism. f

42. A dirigible headlight mechanism including a rotatable lamp supporting shank adapted for securement onthe body of an automobile, a lateral'ar'm on said' shank, an attaching member adapted for securement to a movable chassis carried portion of the steering mechanism, a collar carried by said a bar adj ustably mounted in said collar, and a link pivotally connected with said bar and with said arm of the rotatable shank. f In testimony that we have hereunto set our hands at Sheboyand a link pivotally we claim the foregoing gan, in the county of Sheboygan, and State of Wisconsin.

ANTON A. BoRssE. GEORG Pino. 

